Spending Limits

Author: powell  //  Category: General

Spending Limits

When playing poker or any other game you shouldn’t just put all your cash into it. Choose on the amount of money you posses together and your money situation.

When starting a game you should always start low it does not matter how well off you are. Even if you are playing on the Internet, no one will be able to work out your financial situation without you telling him or her.

When choosing your limit you should decide if you feel that limit is good for this game for playing more than 5 sessions or even more. You should not just pile in and put it all in. As you may not be able to support that forever with your financial situation, it does not matter if you are winning two or more sessions in a row. You should start to slow it down a bit so you do not go and blow all the money you have just earned from playing it “safe”. This is to ensure you will have more of a chance of making money instead of losing money.

If you go the high road and decide to change your mind you should not make a massive drop or you will lose your determination to keep on playing you should go down a max $10 at a time. It is always good to play with an amount that you do not mind losing, putting a limit on what you don’t mind losing helps you understand the game better and how to play it. If you go all in you will lose your determination and most likely give up on the game you are currently involved in. If you have made a good amount of money whilst playing it safe you may have one or two chances to raise your limit slightly to earn a bit more money, but it’s advisable if you’ve just spent two hours making the money then go and lose it all in the next five minutes. It is better just to slightly raise your limit than go all the way. This will give a higher chance of coming back with more money or equal to what you came to the table with.

One Response to “Spending Limits”

  1. powell Says:

    Feel free to comment!

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